The Reader
Post-WWII Germany: Nearly a decade after his affair with an older woman came to a mysterious end, law student Michael Berg re-encounters his former lover as she defends herself in a war-crime trial.
DistributorBenelux Film Distributors
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Opening$173,047
24 theaters
24 theaters
Budget$32,000,000
Release DateMar 4, 2009
MPAAR
Running Time2 hr 4 min
GenresDrama
Mystery
Romance
In Release303 days/43 weeks
Widest Release25 theaters
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| Date | Rank | Weekend | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Avg | To Date | Weekend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 4-8 | 5 | $173,047 | - | 24 | - | $7,210 | $224,772 | 1 |
| Mar 11-15 | 9 | $118,654 | -31.4% | 24 | - | $4,943 | $372,901 | 2 |
| Mar 18-22 | 9 | $73,197 | -38.3% | 24 | - | $3,049 | $465,725 | 3 |
| Mar 25-29 | 14 | $63,605 | -13.1% | 25 | +1 | $2,544 | $552,502 | 4 |
| Apr 1-5 | 13 | $38,646 | -39.2% | 20 | -5 | $1,932 | $620,626 | 5 |
| Apr 8-12 | 18 | $34,723 | -10.2% | 17 | -3 | $2,042 | $691,578 | 6 |
| Apr 15-19 | 18 | $33,800 | -2.7% | 17 | - | $1,988 | $740,363 | 7 |
| Apr 22-26 | 23 | $13,232 | -60.9% | 17 | - | $778 | $759,748 | 8 |
| Apr 29-May 3 | 25 | $12,384 | -6.4% | 16 | -1 | $774 | $779,363 | 9 |
| May 6-10 | 25 | $7,391 | -40.3% | 13 | -3 | $568 | $815,263 | 10 |
| May 13-17 | 29 | $6,987 | -5.5% | 13 | - | $537 | $829,105 | 11 |
| May 20-24 | 24 | $4,911 | -29.7% | 13 | - | $377 | $834,016 | 12 |
| May 27-31 | 29 | $2,434 | -50.4% | 9 | -4 | $270 | $842,429 | 13 |
| Jun 3-7 | 31 | $3,935 | +61.7% | 9 | - | $437 | $879,171 | 14 |
| Jun 10-14 | 39 | $1,141 | -71% | 9 | - | $126 | $883,401 | 15 |
| Jun 17-21 | 36 | $423 | -62.9% | 9 | - | $47 | $884,059 | 16 |
| Jun 24-28 | 36 | $263 | -37.8% | 9 | - | $29 | $884,375 | 17 |
| Jul 1-5 | 39 | $366 | +39.2% | 1 | -8 | $366 | $883,720 | 18 |
| Jul 8-12 | 43 | $692 | +89.1% | 1 | - | $692 | $885,004 | 19 |
| Jul 22-26 | 35 | $1,431 | - | 3 | - | $477 | $892,792 | 21 |
| Jul 29-Aug 2 | 41 | $588 | -58.9% | 2 | -1 | $294 | $911,687 | 22 |
| Aug 5-9 | 42 | $316 | -46.3% | 1 | -1 | $316 | $912,152 | 23 |
| Aug 12-16 | 44 | $481 | +52.2% | 1 | - | $481 | $912,785 | 24 |
